HW#1 Due October 11th

Physical Education HW #1

Classes- 5-1,5-2,5-3,6-1,6-2,6-3

Due date- Thursday, October 11^th (no later)

Article- This article is about Title IX and Candace Parker (WNBA star) from SI for Kids

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What if You Couldn’t Play Sports?

WNBA star Candace Parker explains how Title IX changed everything

Forty years ago there were twelve times as many boys than girls playing high school sports.  It wasn’t because girls didn’t like playing sports- it was because they often didn’t have teams to play on.  But on June 23, 1972, the law Title IX was passed, making it illegal for women to be excluded from or discriminated against in educational programs or activities funded by the US Government.  Title IX has helped create a path for women to excel in sports and also rise to leadership positions in other careers.  SI Kids asked Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks to talk about how Title IX has impacted her life and the significance of its 40^th anniversary.

                “The anniversary of Title IX means a great deal to me.  It’s very interesting to look at it from the perspective of my family.  My mom wasn’t really able to play sports at her school in Iowa, and now she has a daughter who is able to make basketball a career as a result of Title IX.  And now I have a daughter and she’ll be able to have all the opportunities in the world because of it. 

            When I was in college at the University of Tennessee, my coach, Pat Summit, spoke to use a great deal about Title IX and the opportunities that It afforded her and our generation as well.  There would be no WNBA if Title IX had not passed

            Not only does Title IX benefit women in pro sports, but it also benefits women who play sports in college and then go on to other fields.  They’re able to learn team skills and how to work under pressure situations.  Little by little, it has allowed more women to take a step forward.  It has put women into the position to run for president of the United States.  That says a lot.

            The next step for women’s sports is to continue to grow.  We all have to realize how young women’s sports are.  Title IX was passed 40 years ago- that’s just the 1970’s.  We all have to think how young the WNBA is- we’re 16 years young.  Everybody wants to compare us to the men’s league that has been around for 60 plus years.  We have to take a step back and realize that we still have a lot more room to grow, but as a result of Title IX we’ll be able to continue in the right direction."

Answer the following questions in your own words

1)      What is Title IX (9). 

2)      How did Title IX increase the participation of women in high school sports?

3)      How was Candace Parker affected by the law?

4)      Answer #4 using a full paragraph- How would you feel if you could not play sports because of your gender?  Do you think boys and girls have fair opportunities to play sports or physical education in your neighborhood or school?

The Secret Code

The secret code is...

"School 7 students should always work hard in health and physical education!"

Hand this code in to me to receive your credit.

-Mr. Goldstein

6-2 Zanardi HW

6-2 Students,
   Here is the criteria for the letter to write to Alex Zanardi.
   It is due during your next gym day which is Friday!

Use this opportunity to write a letter to Alex Zanardi telling him what you think about him and his accomplishments.  Does he inspire you?  What would you talk to him about if he visited our classroom?  Is his story interesting to you?

Please answer this question using at least ten sentences in letter format.


-Mr. Goldstein

A few days to go

   It has been hard for me to update the blog with photos because it  has been hard to get online.  I do not have the camera cord on me now, I have the Idaho and Washington state line photos to put on when I can.  However, we are camping the next few nights and then we only have 2 ride days left after that before the end of the trip.  We exciting!  I will have pictures from Vancouver as soon as Tuesday!

Climbing in Washington

    We were welcomed into Washington with a cold rainy day!  Also, a little bit after lunch we climbed a mountain pass which entailed about 14 miles of climbing.  I have pictures of the pass signs saying how many feet the climbs were and I will post those within the next few days.  The first mountain we climbed was the Flowery Trail Pass which was 4,046 feet high.  After the exhausting climbing we had an amazing 10 mile descent into the town we were staying in, Chewelah, Washington.  What a rush, I spent most of the downhill at speeds over 40 miles per hour as I was confidently cornering the turns.
    Today (Wednesday) we had an even bigger climb.  This one was called Sherman Pass and it was over 18 miles of climbing and it finished at 5,575 feet.  The temperature was much lower at the top and I had to put gloves, a hat and arm warmers on as I got ready to ride down the mountain into Republic, Washington. 
   We are supposed to have two mountain passes to scale tomorrow and we are really working hard to get to Vancouver.  We will arrive and finish our trip on Tuesday and we are all very excited.  Stay tuned as we climb more mountains and enter into Canada on Monday!

Day Off

   I am enjoying my time here in Sandpoint, ID on my day off!  We had a long ride here (95 miles) and a break was well needed before the last 8 days of riding before the end.  Here are some pictures from the tough riding day at Glacier National Park!

Glacier National Park

    The last couple of days were the best of the trip so far!  They were filled with lots of climbing mountains, camping in the rain at the national park, and climbing even more in almost freezing weather.  We rode into the park through the mountains and it was a lot of hard work.  We did however get to descend 6 miles all the way into the park going almost 40 miles per hour the whole way.  Camping was very tough because a storm appeared out of nowhere and it got really cold and rainy.  I spent the whole night in my tent with friends because that was the only way to stay dry!
     The next morning no one felt like cycling because it was 45 degrees and drizzling.  I barely packed any cold weather clothes.  I put my feet in Zip Loc bags and had socks for my hands.  We had to climb to get to Logan Pass which was 18 miles away from the campsite and the elevation was 6,600 feet.  It was an incredible sight, I do not have pictures of this day because I did not want to take my camera in the pouring rain.  Then came the wild part.  We had to ride down the mountain when it was 35 degrees at the top.  I started to descend and my hands were frozen instantly.  Luckily there was a construction stop where a park ranger had me warm up in her car and gave me winter gloves.  Without her I do not even think I would have been able to brake or steer the bike I was so numb.  After a 12 mile descent I was at the bottom and the temperature was in the 70's.  I cycled into Whitefish from there at a more relaxed pace.  What an amazing day!  3 more days left in Montana.

We finish August, 28th.

These are pictures from an old gymnasium we slept in a few days ago in Glasgow, Montana